MSNBC

An international news organization that spans three media technologies (broadcast, cable, and the Internet). It is a joint venture between Microsoft and NBC. The Web site offers users the ability to personalize the news they receive for free.
MSNBC.com display Webcasts that feature hourly video news updates and streaming video to enhance their news coverage.

Historical perspective: After 16 years together, NBC and Microsoft agreed to an amicable Web divorce in July, 2012. Comcast, NBC’s parent company, paid Microsoft
roughly $300 million for the breakup, which gives Microsoft a freer hand
in further developing its own news service, MSN.com.